Re: Pablo is back, Job, Argentina, Relay, Lord of the Rings

Stephen Mulraney wrote:


>>No, "craban" pl. "crebain" means "crow", all right.
>
> Ah yes... plural formed by 'narrowification' of the vowels. ;)
> (though I prefer to call it 'caoilification', mar is ainm an saghas
> focail seo 'caoil' ;))
Ugh, what a hideous pair of terms.  "Umlaut" or specifically
"i-umlaut", or "i-affection", are the usual terms.  It is (or rather
was) operative in German, English, and Welsh.

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